Necktie holder



1935- A, w. LINDQUIST NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Nov. 14, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR. I/Jer/ Wfiz'ztaf'yazrfi ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 19, 1935 PIE T FFHE NEOKTIE HOLDER Albert W. Lindquist, Cranston, It. 1., assignor'to Freeman-Daughaday Company, a corporation of Massachusetts Application November 14, 1934, Serial No. 752,970

18 Claims.

This invention relates to a necktie holder, and has for one of its objects the provision of a de-. vice for retaining a cravat or four-in-hand necktie centrally in position in front of the shirt, and

yet permit movement of the tie relative to the shirt.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder which may receive and embrace the cravat by reason of the cravat being passed thru a portion thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a relatively rigid member defining a space so that it may be easily threaded therethru.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a relatively rigid tie embracing member which will maintain the tie snugly against the shirt front and yet may be swung outwardly to permit free threading of the tie therethru.

Another object of the invention is to provide a resilient means for holding the tie embracing loop in different desired positions with reference to the shirt clip for easy threading or retaining of the tie in position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of shirt securing means which may be relatively short and a separate member for embracing the tie which may be of a length to permit the width of the tie to lie fiat therein.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: 7

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the device in one position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the device in a different position andillustrating in dotted lines other relative positions of the two members forming the tie holder.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a different position of the tie-encircling member.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the action lever and a fragmental portion of the tie-encircling member to which it is secured.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the entire structure.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a modified form of the attachment between the tie-encircling member and the shirt engaging member.

. Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the device as worn.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of a modified structure.

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 10 in one position.

Fig. 12 is a front elevation of the modified 5 structure in another position.

Fig. 13 is a front elevation showing the members swivelly arranged and swung out of horizontal alignment.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing a different 10 modification.

Fig. 15 is a section on line 5-5 5 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a section on line iii-iii of Fig. 13.

Fig. 17 is a sectional view of a still different modified structure illustrating a separable con- 15 nection between the two members.

Fig. 18 is a front elevation of a modified form of device.

Fig. 19 is a section on line AA of Fig. 18.

In tie holders, it is desirable to provide for a 20 movement of the tie relative to the shirt and at the same time cause the tie to lie snugly against the shirt; and in order that this may be accomplished I have provided a relatively rigid tie-encircling member which is swivelly and swingably mounted upon a clasp to engage the shirt so that the tie engaging member may be swung outwardly to afford easy threading of the tie thru the relatively rigid tie holder and then it may be swung downwardly and retained in this downward position by friction so as to exert some pressure on the tie to hold it snugly against the shirt and yet permit movement of the tie up and down the shirt due to movement of the body; and I have also arranged such a connection that in addition to having such swinging movement it may also swivel with reference to the part which engages the shirt so as to stand at an angle to the tie and hold securely ties narrower than the en tire width of the tie-encircling member. In some cases I may also detachably connect the two members as well as swivelly connect them where desired; and the following is a more detailed 'description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawings, l0 designates. the shirt engaging member and I I designates generally the tie encircling member. This shirt engaging member It consists of a pair of jaws I2 and it formed from a piece of stock folded as at i A to connect and provide resilience between them to cause them to grip the shirt when slipped between the jaws I 2 and It. The shape of these jaws is such as to provide spaced and extended points of gripping so that this clasp will not itself slide or tilt upon the shirt.

The tie-encircling member I I consists of a wire in generally frame shape, as shown in Fig. 2, with its ends twisted together as at 55, to provide a means for securing these ends together and also an ornamental formation which provides a handsome appearance on this portion of the bar which is rigid and extends across the front of the tie.

At the center of the jaw IS a cup-shaped member.

i6 is secured which has inturned flanges ll holding in position a bearing plate provided with are-- shaped bearings is for the pivotal mounting of a lever designated generally !9. This pivot is formed by means of trunnions 2i extending from the lever and held in the arcuate bearings 18 by a tongue portion 2| of this lever engaging a diaphragm spring 22 which holds the lever either in the position as shown in Fig. 3 or as shown in Fig. 5. The lever it) is secured to the bar portion 23 of the tie-encircling member by being folded as at 25 about a non-circular portion 25 of this bar 23 so that as the tie-encircling member is gripped and swung upwardly relative to the clasp Hi the lever l9 will be moved with it.

For threading the tie into holding position the members will be positioned, as illustrated in Figs. 2 or 3, presenting an opening of a width designated 26 for the reception of the tie to be threaded thru this loop-shaped formation. This position may be assumed by relative movement of the members and is held by reason of the 'diaphragm spring 22 engaging the tongue 2i on the lower side of a line at right angles to the spring and thru the pivotal mounting of the trunnion 20, such as shown in Fig. 3. After the tie has been threaded, the tie-holding member will be swung downwardly, as illustrated in Fig. 5 and here the tongue 2| will be moved upwardly and the diaphragm spring will tend to prevent the members from lifting and. will exert a pressure tending to swing it down and to hold the tie more snugly against the shirt front.

If the tie is narrower than the space between the tie-holding member the member ll may be turned at an angle such as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 by turning the plate 21 under the flange II, the diaphragm spring serving to hold the parts in the positions to which they are moved.

In both cases instead of providing a cup with an inturned flange and a bearing plate I may provide a cup which receives a ball 3| with a spring 32 applying pressure to the ball which is held in position by the inturned flanges 33 which will also permit both a swivel mounting and a swinging mounting of the frame member I l to all positions.

In the additional sheet of drawings, I have illustrated a modified form of tie holder which consists of a clip 35 to engage the shirt. Here the tie-encircling member 36 is provided of wire with its end portions and 3S pivotally mounted in a bearing sleeve 39, with one end above the other and with the end 38 offset so there will be applied a friction tension to retain the tie-encircling member in the position to which it is swung relative to the clasp 35.

The bearing sleeve 39 is swivelly mounted by means of the tubular rivet 40 in a plate 4 I, which plate spansthe wire jaw portions 42' of the clasp 35 and is rolled about each of these wires, as shown in Fig. 15. By reason of this rivet mounting, the tie-encircling member may be swivelled is mounted upon the shirt engaging clasp.

In the modification shown in Figs. 18 and 19, instead of mounting the bar 23 on a member [9, I have formed this bar 23 in its middle portion 35, in cross section as shown at 36 in Fig. 19, to directly engage the diaphragm spring 22 and be held in any one of three desired positions with the fiat surfaces 31, 38 or 39 engaging the spring and its surface 4i! engaging the bulging portion t! which serves to provide a bearing for it.

The foregoing description is directed solely .towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A tie holder comprising two relatively stiff members swivelly connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member having means to embrace a necktie.

, 2. A tie holder comprising two members swivelly connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member having means to loosely embrace a necktie.

3. A tie holder comprising two members swivelly connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member being in the form of an elongated loop to encircle the tie.

4. A tie holder comprising two members swivelly connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member being in the form of an elongated loop to encircle the tie, said loop having a rigid front portion.

5. A tie holder comprising two members connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member being in the form of an elongated loop to encircle the tie, said members being pivoted about an axis parallel to their length.

6. A tie holder comprising two members connected together at substantially a single point on each member, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member being in the form of an elongated loop to encircle the tie, and means to connect said members to permit relative movement about pivots at right angles to each other.

7. A tie holder comprising two members connected together, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member being in the form of an elongated loop to encircle the tie, the connection of said members comprising a pivotal mounting of one member and a swiveling of said mounting and resilient means to hold said member in different desired positions of pivotal movement.

8. A tie holder comprising two members, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member having means to engage a tie, a resilient element secured to one of said members, a pivoted lever on the other member and provided with a tongue to engage and flex said resilient element with different degrees of pressure as said lever is moved in its pivotal mounting.

9. A tie holder comprising two members, one member having means to grip a shirt, and the other member having means to engage a tie, a diaphragm'secured to one of said members, a pivoted lever on the other member and provided with a tongue to engage and flex said diaphragm spring as said lever is moved from one position to another.

10. A tie holder comprising two members,

means on one member to engage a shirt and means on the other member to engage a tie, one member being provided with a pivoted lever having a tongue, a diaphragm spring engaged by said tongue and secured to the other member to be flexed as moved from one position to another, said pivoted connection being movable to dispose said members at various angles to each other. 11. A tie holder comprising two members, one member being provided with a cup on one member, a bearing plate in said cup, a spring between said plate and cup, a lever on the other member pivotally mounted in said bearing plate andengaging said spring to be held thereby in different positions.

12. A tie holder comprising two members, one member being provided with a cup, a bearing plate in said cup, a diaphragm spring between said plate and cup, a lever on the other member pivotally mounted in said bearing plate and provided with a tongue engaging said spring to be held thereby in different positions at either side of a right angle from said pivot and said spring.

13. A tie holder comprising two members, means for engaging a shirt on one member, and means on the other member to engage a tie, one member being provided with a diaphragm spring and the other member being provided with a portion having difierent angularly related surfaces to be relatively caused to engage said spring to hold the members in different selected relative positions.

14. A tie holder comprising two members, means for engaging a shirt on one member, and means on the other member to engage a tie, one member being providedwith a diaphragm spring and the other member being provided with a portion having different right angularly related surfaces to be relatively caused to engage said spring to hold the members in different selected relative positions.

15. A tie holder comprising two members pivotally connected together on right angular axes for movement relative to each other, one of said members having means for securing it to a shirt, and means for engaging a tie movably secured to the other member.

16. A tie holder comprising two members pivotally connected together on right angular axes for movement relative to each other, one of said members having means for securing it to a shirt, and an elongated member looped to encircle a tie and having its ends movably secured to the other member for movement relative thereto.

17. A tie holder comprising two members pivotally connected together on right angular axes for movement relative to each other, one of said members having means for securing it to a shirt, and an elongated member movably secured to said other member for movement relative thereto, said elongated member having means to encircle a tie,

18. A tie holder comprising two members pivotally connected together on right angular axes for movement relative to each other, one of said members having means for securing it to a shirt, means for engaging a tie and movably secured tothe other member, and means for retaining said tie engaging means in difierent desired positions.

ALBERT W. LINDQUIST. 

